“I had no idea where my character was going to go. In the books, she’s the first A, and then she dies,” Janel shared about Pretty Little Liars‘ character Mona. “They saved me and kind of took my story alive and to a while new level, and I’m so grateful that they did, because I’m still on the show and I think the characters become so much fun. I knew she had a little bit of darkness but not to the extent that we saw.”

Merritt adds about the spin-off, Ravenswood: “He’s [Brett Dier] from Vancouver as well. He’s polaying my brother, which is great because I have a previous friendship with him.”